Lukas Stefanko

Education: Masters in Informatic Engineering of the Technical University in Kosice

Highlights of your career? Malware Researcher

Position and history at ESET? Joined ESET as a Malware Researcher in 2011

What malware do you hate the most? Adware and ransomware

Favorite activities? Gym, squash, reading

What is your golden rule for cyberspace? Be reasonably paranoid

Favorite computer game/activity? Elasto Mania

Latest Articles

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Malware sidesteps Google permissions policy with new 2FA bypass technique

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Fake cryptocurrency apps crop up on Google Play as bitcoin price rises

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Navigating the murky waters of Android banking malware

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First clipper malware discovered on Google Play

70 articles by Lukas Stefanko

ESET research

Malware sidesteps Google permissions policy with new 2FA bypass technique

ESET research

Malware sidesteps Google permissions policy with new 2FA bypass technique

ESET analysis uncovers a novel technique bypassing SMS-based two-factor authentication while circumventing Google’s recent SMS permissions restrictions

Lukas Stefanko • 17 Jun 2019 • 5 min. read

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Fake cryptocurrency apps crop up on Google Play as bitcoin price rises

ESET research

Fake cryptocurrency apps crop up on Google Play as bitcoin price rises

ESET researchers have analyzed fake cryptocurrency wallets emerging on Google Play at the time of bitcoin’s renewed growth

Lukas Stefanko • 23 May 2019 • 5 min. read

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Navigating the murky waters of Android banking malware

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Navigating the murky waters of Android banking malware

An interview with ESET malware researcher Lukáš Štefanko about Android banking malware, the topic of his latest white paper

Lukas Stefanko • 15 Feb 2019 • 3 min. read

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First clipper malware discovered on Google Play

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First clipper malware discovered on Google Play

Cryptocurrency stealers that replace a wallet address in the clipboard are no longer limited to Windows or shady Android app stores

Lukas Stefanko • 08 Feb 2019 • 2 min. read

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Android Trojan steals money from PayPal accounts even with 2FA on

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Android Trojan steals money from PayPal accounts even with 2FA on

ESET researchers discovered a new Android Trojan using a novel Accessibility-abusing technique that targets the official PayPal app, and is capable of bypassing PayPal’s two-factor authentication

Lukas Stefanko • 11 Dec 2018 • 6 min. read

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Scam iOS apps promise fitness, steal money instead